Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus
Reverse: Emperor with Victoria, erecting a trophy, and the reclining figur...
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Rome |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Denomination: | Medallion |
| Issuing Authority: | Commodus |
| Actual Weight: | 51.880 g. |
| Date: | exact 190 AD - exact 191 AD |
| Dimensions: | 41 mm. |
| Region: | Latium |
| Period: | Antonine |
Obverse Type: Commodus, in military garb, stands in 3/4-view to the right, toward the draped figure of Africa (the personification of the province), who reclines to the left. He holds a parazonium and a reversed spear on an elephant-scalp helmet. Africa, caressing a lion with her right hand, holds two ears of wheat in her left hand. Between them stands winged, draped Victoria (Victory), in profile to the right, placing a shield on a trophy.
Donor: Anonymous Gift in Memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial bronze medallion
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